Chikmagalur: Activists from Karnataka burn the effigy of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalitha after Supreme Court ordered to release Cauvery water at Chikmagalur on Monday. PTI Photo Chikmagalur: Activists from Karnataka burn the effigy of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalitha after Supreme Court ordered to release Cauvery water at Chikmagalur on Monday. PTI PhotoThe Centre on Monday rushed ten companies comprising 1,000 personnel of the special anti-riot paramilitary force RAF to Karnataka to tackle the violent situation arising out of the raging Cauvery water sharing dispute. Officials said the personnel have been sent to the violence-prone areas of Karnataka and if need arises, some of the contingents will also be deployed in Tamil Nadu. Protests by fringe Tamil outfits erupted in parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with some commercial and government establishments of Karnataka being targeted.

Source: Indian Express September 12, 2016 14:48 UTC